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lyrics

Someone’s telling tales tonight
They’re gonna shoot me down in flames
Someone’s reaching for the stars
But I’m not naming names
Disbelief leaves me open-mouthed
A fool before the fire
Sleight of hand in a troubled land
The stakes rise even higher

Trust me I’m still gazing at the stars
Trust me I’m still gazing at the stars
Trust me I’m still gazing at the stars
And I think of you with love

Twisted words are all the rage
But careless talk costs lives
Vernaculars contested
Ttill the witching hour arrives
An embarrassment of riches I
n an armoury of words
Makes the big guns and their magazines
Seem ever more absurd

Cargo ships and catholic tastes
Offer prayers before the storm
As empty hearts and ermine robes
Are fêted as the norm
Love, respect, integrity
Had meaning way back when
Northern stars and Winter skies
Remind me once again

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from Are you thinking what I'm thinking?, released October 1, 2012
James Bar Bowen

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James Bar Bowen Huddersfield, UK

Acoustic folk punk singer-songwriter with attitude. Award-winning songs to make you laugh, cry and rage.
Original, unusual, controversial, political, heart-felt, tear-jerking, angry, inspired, humorous, iconoclastic, sentimental, anti-fascist, engaging, intelligent ... more

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